RF8900

The RF8900 is the industry’s first sole-source “converged” Bluetooth®/Global Positioning System (GPS) solution. Through its unique ability to integrate both Bluetooth communication and GPS technology into a complete system solution, RFMD’s RF8900 enables a 20% reduction in size and a 25% reduction in cost, versus competitive solutions. The RF8900 is shipping today to a leading provider of GPS accessory products.

RFMD’s RF8900 is the enabling technology for “puck-style” devices that transmit location information wirelessly, enabling location-based services to be received by any handheld device with Bluetooth technology and associated mapping software. The RF8900 includes a host processor that performs both the GPS navigation and Bluetooth communication functions. By comparison, competitive solutions require a more costly architecture, utilizing separate processors for both Bluetooth communication and GPS. In addition, the RF8900 includes all system integration functions customized for high-volume applications.

Frank Morese, vice president, wireless connectivity business unit, RF Micro Devices, said, “We are pleased to announce production shipments of the industry’s first “converged” Bluetooth/GPS solution. The RF8900 is an extremely compelling and competitive solution that provides exceptional performance, ease of use and low-cost implementation in a very small form factor. Given these key customer benefits, as well as our ability to simplify our customers’ supply chains and speed their time to market, we are receiving significant customer interest. We anticipate continued momentum as GPS and Bluetooth technologies increasingly populate next-generation wireless handheld devices.”

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